Japanese Conversation · Level 90
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Japanese word
取り巻く
Pronunciation
Romajitorimaku
Meaning
- verbsurround
Example
子どもたちが先生を取り巻きました。ko do mo ta chi ga sen sei o to ri ma ki ma shi ta
The children surrounded the teacher.
More examples
多くの課題が会社を取り巻いています。ō ku no ka dai ga gai sha o to ri ma i te i ma su
Many challenges surround the company.
Core concept
Describes people or things forming a ring around someone or something so that it is enclosed on all sides.
Common phrases
社会を取り巻く状況sha kai o to ri ma ku jō kyō
the circumstances surrounding society
私たちを取り巻く環境watashi ta chi o to ri ma ku kan kyō
the environment around us
彼を取り巻く人々kare o to ri ma ku hito bito
the people around him
会社を取り巻く問題kai sha o to ri ma ku mon dai
the issues surrounding a company
都市を取り巻く山々to shi o to ri ma ku yama yama
the mountains surrounding a city
Similar words
取り囲むtorikakomu: To form a close ring around a person or thing and enclose it.
囲むkakomu: To have people or things on every side of something or someone.
包囲するhōisuru: To surround a place or group as part of a planned attack or blockade.
Definition in Japanese
人や物の周囲を囲む。hito ya mono no shū i o kako mu
Word origin
取り巻く (torimaku) combines 取り (tori), the connective form of 取る (toru, "take"), with 巻く (maku, "wind or wrap"), giving the sense of winding around something.
Usage tips
- 取り巻く (torimaku) can describe circumstances around a person, such as pressure or expectations, so its object need not be something physically enclosed.
Other meanings
- encloseverb
Related words
- 取り巻きtorimakientouragenoun